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Coors Plans to Change Labels
On Line of Beer to Settle Suit

GOLDEN, Colo. -- Coors Brewing Co. agreed to change the labels on cans and bottles of its "Blue Moon Belgian White" beer to settle a lawsuit filed by a group of angry Belgian beer makers.

The lawsuit, filed by the Confederation of Belgian Breweries in federal court in Illinois in November 1999, alleged the packaging on Coors' Belgian-style beer led drinkers to believe it was brewed in Belgium. The group, which represents the majority of Belgian brewers, also alleged that the labels on bottles and cans saying that...